Hello from Hove East Sussex

[frankydean]

Or press 'go advanced' and use the paper clip icon. Dennis.

Thanks for that, I tried that and I think I have posted some silver,
Frank

[metalsmith]

Frank

Your pendant looks very tidy; you can't really see the bezel from the photo, but therein lies the point.

M

[frankydean]

Hi Metalsmith
put a front view up, thanks for the reply,
Frank

[metalsmith]

Lovely. Great gem too.

[Patstone]

I thought you said you were a novice, some novice. You have made a very neat job of the bezel, its beautiful, the side of the bezel doesnt look high enough to secure the stone, you have done a better job than I could have . Well done again and look forward to seeing some more.

[frankydean]

Hi patstone,
I'm fairly new to jewellery, but I have worked on the bench making jigs ,fixtures ,and various tools for a long time, soldering silver was new to me, and I know very little about stone setting,but I think I'm beginning to see the light,lots to learn yet, thank you for the kind words,
Frank

[frankydean]

Hi,
I would like a bit of help with some square cabs I have purchased, I would like to make them into a pendant, looking at them sideways on they are high in the middle and taper down at the corners, any ideas on a silver bezel,
Frank

[ps_bond]

Make a square bezel, solder it to a base then file the bezel so it does the same; you could take the corners down lower still and avoid the slightly more problematic area of setting corners too. The sides will still hold the stones.

[frankydean]

Ahh, thank you Peter.
Frank

[Dennis]

In fact, in the case of small square stones it is sometimes simpler to start with a thin round disk which barely includes the corners. Mark out the square around the stone, and bend up the curved sides with pliers.

You will then have a quick and easy setting. Dennis.